LOW
ftpd in NetBSD 1.4.2 does not properly parse entries in /etc/ftpchroot and does not chroot the specified users, which allows those users to access other files outside of their home directory
Published Jul 12, 2000
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
ftpd in NetBSD 1.4.2 does not properly parse entries in /etc/ftpchroot and does not chroot the specified users, which allows those users to access other files outside of their home directory.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.37% 0.00373
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00373
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00140) | 31.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 21.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 17.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 15.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 22.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-006.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://www.osvdb.org/1366 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1273 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-006.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/1366 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1273 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 12, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 14, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0462
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a